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- 1951
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 51 m
- 1951
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 51 m
Summary After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
Directed By: Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann
- 1951
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 51 m
- 1951
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 2 h 51 m
Quo Vadis
65
User Score
Generally Favorable
7.8
Where to Watch
Summary After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
Directed By: Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
65
50% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Directed by Mervin LeRoy, the film is epic in scale, with special effects that were quite advanced for their day, and a glorious film score. Some historical facts might not be quite accurate, but it won't make a difference in the end. [10 Apr 2009, p.NC18]
One of the most lavish and entertaining of all Hollywood religious epics. [15 May 1998, p.M]
One of MGM's biggest box-office hits, the epic QUO VADIS offers a spectacular cast to match its overwhelming production; there's plenty to enjoy, but don't look for greatness. Over it all looms a loony Ustinov as Emperor Nero, despite director LeRoy's best efforts to keep him from chewing the scenery as he enjoyably steals the show.
Long, well-mounted early Christian epic based on the novel by 1905 Nobel prize-winning Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz about eager Christian martyrs and hungry lions in ancient Rome. [03 Aug 2014, p.45]
Robert Taylor plays the Roman general and Deborah Kerr the Christian slave he's attracted to, but it's Peter Ustinov, hamming it up a treat as the Emperor Nero, who steals the show in this long and lavish epic. [05 May 2007, p.48]
It does last virtually three hours, and along the way does have stretches of tedium, but LeRoy invests most of it with pace, true spectacle, and not a little imagination.
Within and around these visual triumphs and rich imagistic displays is tediously twined a hackneyed romance that threatens to set your teeth on edge.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
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75% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
7.8
75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 8 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
